He returned to the league on Nov. 12, 2002, when he replaced Sidney Lowe after an 0-8 start with the Grizzlies in their second season after leaving Vancouver, where the franchise was founded in 1995. Brown went on to lose five straight games to start 0-13.
The Grizzlies went on to win a franchise best 28 games, before last year's 50-32 record and first playoff appearance.
Brown received his second coach of the year award after last season and leaves as the most successful coach in Memphis history with a record of 83-85.
Olowokandi goes to jail
Michael Olowokandi, center for the Minnesota Timberwolves, spent Wednesday night in jail after police needed a stun gun to compel him to leave a nightclub.
He was later suspended for Thursday's game against the Indiana Pacers.
The manager of the bar flagged down police after Olowokandi refused to leave at its 3am closing time. The 7-foot center was tasered when he walked away from a police officer, but a second shocking was required after the first had little effect.
The Timberwolves suspended Olowokandi for "conduct detrimental to the team."
Olowokandi was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing -- both misdemeanors -- and released on his own recognizance Thursday afternoon.
Olowokandi is averaging 5.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 21.2 minutes per game so far this season, his second with Minnesota.
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